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Communiqu茅 de presse 10 Nov, 2009

Don鈥檛 shun the ocean 鈥 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 tells climate leaders

Failure to recognize the ocean in climate change discussions will have profound consequences for humanity, according to 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播.

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Photo: 漏 Octavio Aburto-Oropeza

A month before world leaders meet in Copenhagen to strike a climate deal, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 releases The Ocean and Climate Change 鈥 Tools and Guidelines for Action, to help decision-makers understand the importance of the ocean in the global climate debate 鈥 and the cost of not taking action. The report provides a comprehensive view of the mitigation and adaptation strategies available, as well as a clear set of action recommendations.

鈥淢aintaining biodiversity and restoring degraded ecosystems are cost-effective strategies for disaster risk reduction and will help poor communities adapt to climate change while ensuring the continued provision of vital services,鈥 says Doroth茅e Herr, lead author of the report and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Global Marine Program Officer.

The ocean is the earth鈥檚 most significant global heat buffer, and absorbs up to one third of the CO2 released by human activities. The ocean covers over seventy percent of our planet鈥檚 surface yet much less than one percent of the ocean is effectively protected. Marine ecosystems such as salt marshes, coral reefs and mangroves are among the most vulnerable to climate change, with millions of people relying on them for food, protection, tourism and development.

The report urges global leaders to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and to set reduction targets based on the latest science on ocean acidification and marine ecosystems. The report welcomes the development of sustainable marine renewable energy sources and promotes the use of coastal ecosystems as natural carbon sinks. The report however also carries an important warning to world leaders:

We should explore all possible ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,鈥 says Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Marine Programme. 鈥淏ut proposed actions such as ocean fertilization to increase carbon capture and storage need to be approached with caution as the possible impacts on the atmosphere and marine biodiversity may be severe and have not been fully evaluated.鈥

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For more information or to set up interviews, please contact:

鈥 Taffeta Gray, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Marine Communications Officer, t +1 202 330 3615, e [email protected]

鈥 Borjana Pervan, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Media Relations, t+ 41 22 9990115, e mailto:[email protected]

Spokespeople:

鈥 Tom Laughlin, Deputy Head 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Marine Programme e [email protected]

鈥 Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Marine Programme, e [email protected]

The two main authors of the report were:

Doroth茅e Herr, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Global Marine Program Officer

Grant Galland, co-author of the report and Ph.D. student with Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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